In the forest near the borders of the municipality of Boxholm and the province of Småland there is an isolated farm - Klämmesmålen. Up to recently the land has been farmed by traditional methods such as haymaking and forest grazing. The purpose of the reserve is to show what agricultural land in forested areas looked like from 1900-1950.
Klämmesmålen Farm is a living museum.
Hay meadows, well grazed pastures, tiny fields and stone cairns are crammed into a rocky meagre landscape. Some of the enclosures have traditional wooden fencing. The pastures are well grazed and have many rare plants that are typical for land that has been grazed for time immemorial. Species such as Mountain Everlasting, Milkwort, Arnica and Dog Violet are to be found. Both grazed
coniferous forest and hay meadows are unusual in modern agriculture.
The well-managed hay meadows of Klämmesmålen display flowers such as Heath Spotted Orchid, Yellow Rattle, Common Rockrose and Ox-eye Daisy. The open land, the grazing and floral diversity attracts butterflies and other insects. There are ancient remains showing that there was human activity long ago at Klämmesmålen.
These include traces of ancient stone walls, a tar pile, a charcoal burners’ hut and even a wolf pit.